Golf game



E. H. MURRAY June 7, 1932.

GOLF GAME 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Sept, 18, 1950 q By l Allorney June 7, 1932.

E. H. MURRAY GOLF GAME Filed Sept 18. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor llorney Patented June 7, 1932 i Y i Y U N ET 51T EDWARD HENRY MtrRRAY, or FRERPoRr, NRW YORK GOLF Grimm` fr `Appnca'ion mea september 1s, leaoqlseriai No. 482,861.

has for one of its objects to provide, in a the holes. manner as hereinafter set forth, an appa- Referringto the drawingsindetail,willl ratus of this character embodying an inclined be seen thatv the apparatus constituting this s area which merges, at one end, into a coninvention comprises a board orplaying'eld voluted cup or raceway havinga vertical which includesvan inclined area 1 `whichV axis around which a ball which has been merges, at its upper ends, into a convolutedV driven up the inclined areaJ is adapted to cup lor race-way havinga vertical axis. and'v travel, said ball travellingfto various points vdesignated generally by 'the reference nuf uptheraceway in accordance with the force meraliQ. The' inclined portion 1 andthe conwi with 'which samehas beendriven. i volu'tions ofthe race-way 2have` distributed Another important object of the invention therein the holes 3 and branch retiirnfA pipes' is to provide aA golf game of the character 4 extends'fr'om each 0f thellOles 3 toa'com! described having a plurality of holes or mon return lpipe 5 throughwhich' the 'balls This invention relates to a golf game and electric switches which is located in each of rss( PATENT @NICE 13 openings distributed over the inclined area 'Y gravitate. tothe rforward vor'lower end fpori 655 and the race-way for the reception v[of the tion of the apparatus afterentering1theholes;A ball, each ofthe holes having associated The playing field'further includes a:pocke t therewith a branch return pipe which comor depression 6 whichl also isprovided'vvitha` municates with a common return pipe wherepair ofholes 3 into'V which a. vball* `which'may'".` by the balls will` gravitate to the lower end enter the'depression 6 may drop. The pocket 703 of the inclined area after dropping. into the or depression '6 is located preferably adja holes. cent to and beneath one ofy the convolutions Another important object of the invention ofthe race-way;v t is to provide a golf game including ball ac- The reference-numeral Zdesignates a sup- ,7K

tuated electric means for indicating and reporting'post for the race-way., The playing cording when a player has put the ball in the field further includes,` at its' forward end" different holes. Y f portion, ahorizontallydisposed portion con Other objects' of the invention are to prostituting a putting area 8 having a plurality" vide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, of holes 9 therein fortherreception ofaball, a golf game which will lbe simple in consaidV holes also having :communicationwithj 80' struction, strong, durable, eliicient in operathe common return pipe ,-5' throught the tion and which may be manufactured at low branches 10.11A rail" orfcushion 9 is pro- Y cost. vided on'three sides of the iarear8 'to permit a All of the foregoing and still further obballtobe banked into the holes 9 should` it jects and advantages of the invention may bedesired or necessaryV to play'the shot this ,9 5' become apparent from la study of the followway..l TheY rail SmayV be formed of suitable ing specication, takenin connection with resilientmaterial, 'such 'as'V rubber. suit# the accompanying drawings wherein like able cupor receptacle 11 is provided at thel Y `characters of reference designate correspondlower or discharge end 'of thereturnpipe- 9,61

" ing parts throughout the several views, and forthe reception of the balls. v

wherein: vLocated in'fe'alcli ofthe branch return pipes Figure 1 is a view in top plan ofan ap- 4 and 10 is aV stationary "electric ContactYV 12"V paratus constructed in accordance with this which is adapted for'engagement by af pivinvention, i otally mounted ball-actuated Contact 13. As" i Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal secwill be apparent, thefcontacts 12 and13 con.-vv 95 tional View through the device, c Stitute a ball' actuated switchawhich is nor-fA Figuref?) is a diagrammatic view of the vmallyv open and which ispreferably locatedfv V'electric circuit and indicating'means, adjacent theholesfand 9." l

Figure 4 is a fragmentarydetail view in .The contacts 12and 13 are, of course,zi nsu. im"

". vertical section of one ofthe ball actuated lated in any suitable mannerfromthe'pipes 4 and 10.- A suitable `indicator.designated generally by the reference numeral 14 (see Y Figure 3) is located at any desiredpoint and includes a plurality oftransparent numbered plates of glass behind each of which is located an electric light bulb` and a suitable electrically operated recording device which Y Y, is designated by the reference knumeral 15.

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. The transparent numbered plates of the indicating device are designated by the reference numeral 16 and arefmounted inra suitable frame 17 The electric light bulbs v(not shown) and thev recording devices 15 'are electrically connectedwith n the respective-` Vcontacts 12 in the branch pipes 4 and 10 byA the conductor wires 18 andxwith the contacts 19 which are arranged in a circle on the in- Y sulating disk 2() by theY conductor wires 21..- l Each of the contacts 19 isdesignatedby an indicating numeral 22. A contact arm 23 is centrally mounted for rotary movement on conductor wires 24 and 25. Anelectric'batf `tery 26 is interposed in the 'wire 24.

the disk20 for selective engagement withl the contacts 19 and the: contact arm 23 is electrically'connected with each of the pivoted contacts 13 in the branch pipes 4 andY 1() by the In use, the player drives a ball up thein-v clined area f1gfrom the lower endthereo-f and.

if the ballfis'fdriven Ew-ith suflicientforoe and v does not enter 'one'of the holes 3` on-lth'e infy clined Varea 1, Vsaid vball will Vtravel-around ,theconvolutions of thecup' or race-way 2 and may drop into theholes which areldistributed on theV convolutions of the race-way. The distancemp therace-wavcwhi ch the bajllfmay travel depends'V on thev force with which the ball has been driven, as lher'einbefore exe plained. Should theball fail toenter any of the holes in the race-way,ksame may 'gravi-y Vtate kinto the pocket or depression Gand' return through the return pipeg tothe recep- Ytacle 11. A v Y yShould the ball enter `any ofthe holes 3 inv they inclined area: 1 or race-way 2,` said bal'l will engage the pivoted contactlV andr swing said contact downwardly and yengage I same with the stationary contact 12 Vand thus thecircuit-to the'vindicating and recording Y device 14 is iclosed. YIt should be here stated that, beforeY fdriving; theV ball;l the playerV When a player'desires to practiceputting i mentof. the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understoodthat changesV inthe "details of construction maybe had which will fall within the scope ofthe invention as'claimedf Y x Y Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: Y Y, Y-

A'game apparatus comprising a guideway the rear. and a vertically varranged spiral surface of open Vconstruction with its lowerl end 'merging into the rear end ofthe in.- clined surface and with its convolutions slopn ing downwardlyand inwardly,V a bowl formg ing part Ylocated under the front partfof the top Vspiral and spacedfromV said front partV with thesidei and rear bottomfrwalls of the top convolutions connected with the top wall' at the rearjof the bowland pocket openings. in the inclined surface,in,the'convolutions ofthe spiral and in the bottom ofthe bowl .n

toffwhich pocket openings ,return pipes are connected. f Y n y.

, In testimony whereof I afl-"1X mysignature.

' EDWARD HENRY Monnaie e' Z moves .the contact. arm-23 into: engagement" Y A n with the contact 19.whichis electricallycon- .nectedgf .with the ball actuatedl switch constituted `by the membersv 12 and13which is located in the hole into which the be attempting toi place theball. n Y n Thus,y when the desired hole has been made,

Player ,may

the lightwin the indicating device 14V which flsfbehind the transparent numbered plate 16 which Ydesignates thathole will be illumi-VVV ppc natedandythe electric current'operates `the -recording device l5. which isr associated with Y thatfparticular hole for indicating thatrthe holehas beenmade.V Y

surface sloping upwardly from vthefront to 

